i don’t wanna write this down, (world… premiere) i wanna tell you how i feel right now (world… premiere) i don’t wanna take no time to write this down, (world… premiere) i wanna tell you how i feel right now, hey (world… premiere)

tomorrow may never come for you or me life is not promised tomorrow may never show up for you and me this life is not promised

i ain’t no perfect man i’m trying to do, the best that i can, with what it is i have i ain’t no perfect man i’m trying to do, the best that i can, with what it is i have

put my heart and soul into this song (yes yes) i hope you feel me from where i am, to wherever you are i mean that sincerely tomorrow may never come for and me life is not promised tomorrow may never appear you better hold this very moment very close to you (right now) very close to you (right now) so close to you, so- close to you (your moment in history is right now!) don’t be affraid, to let it shine

my umi said shine your light on the world shine your light for the world to see my abi said shine your light on the world shine your light for the world to see (i want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) my abi said shine your light on the world (want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) shine your light for the world to see (want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) my umi said shine your light on the world (want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) shine your light for the world to see (want black people to be free, to be free…)

sometimes i get discouraged i look around and, things are so weak people are so weak sometimes, sometimes i feel like crying sometimes my heart gets heavy sometimes i just want to leave and fly away (fly fly fly, like a dove) sometimes i don’t know what to do with myself (ow!) p*ssion takes over me i feel like a man going insane losing my brain trying to maintain doing my thang hey hey hey hey hey put my heart and soul into this y’all i hope you feel me where i am, to wherever you are (ha ha ha ha) sometimes i don’t want to be bothered sometimes i just want a quiet life, with me and my babies, me and my lady sometimes i don’t want to get into no war (black people to be free, to be free…) sometimes i don’t wanna be a soldier sometimes i just wanna be a man, but

umi said shine your light on the world shine your light for the world to see my abi said shine your light on the world shine your light for the world to see (i want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) my dreamers(?) said shine your light on the world (want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) shine your light for the world to see (want black people) my elders said shine your light on the world (hey hey) shine your light for the world to see

i want black people to be free, to be free, to be free all my people to be free, to be free, to be free oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free

that’s all that matters to me [x7]

black people unite and let’s all get down gotta have what, gotta have that love peace and understanding one god, one light one man, one voice, one mic black people unite come on and do it right black people unite come on and do it right black people unite come on and get down gotta have what, love, peace and understanding one god, one voice, one life one man, gon’ shine my light black people unite, now hop up and do it right black people unite, now come on and do it right yeah baby that’s what i like yeah baby that’s what i like yeah baby that’s what i like… (black people, my people….)